diff --git a/firewalld/files/zone.xml b/firewalld/files/zone.xml
index c730b1c..8a58e6a 100644
--- a/firewalld/files/zone.xml
+++ b/firewalld/files/zone.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <audit>{%- if 'limit' in rule.audit %} <limit value="{{ rule.audit.limit }}"/>{%- endif %}</audit>
   {%- endif %}
   {%- if 'accept' in rule %}
-    <accept/>
+    <accept>{%- if rule.accept is mapping and 'limit' in rule.accept %} <limit value="{{ rule.accept.limit }}"/>{%- endif %}</accept>
   {%- endif %}
   {%- if 'reject' in rule %}
     <reject{%- if 'type' in rule.reject %} type="{{ rule.reject.type }}"{%- endif %} />
diff --git a/test/integration/default/controls/zones_spec.rb b/test/integration/default/controls/zones_spec.rb
index 82382ba..eee6953 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/controls/zones_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/default/controls/zones_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ control 'zones/public.xml configuration' do
           <source-port port="4444" protocol="tcp" />
           <rule family="ipv4">
             <source address="8.8.8.8/24" />
-            <accept/>
+            <accept></accept>
           </rule>
           <rule family="ipv4">
             <source ipset="fail2ban-ssh" />
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ control 'zones/rich_public.xml configuration' do
           <rule>
             <source ipset="fail2ban-ssh" />
             <service name="ssh" />
-            <accept/>
+            <accept></accept>
           </rule>
           <rule>
             <source ipset="other-ipset" />
             <service name="ssh" />
-            <accept/>
+            <accept></accept>
           </rule>
         </zone>
       ZONE_XML